Monthly Archives: November 2016
Comic Book Reviews for November 23, 2016
It may be a holiday week in the US, but the comic book industry certainly didn't take the week off. DC delivered the long-awaited hardcover edition of DC Universe Rebirth, the first issue of Super Powers and new issues of popular series like Wonder Woman, Detective Comics, Harley Quinn and Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps. Marvel unleashed the penultimate chapter of Civil War II, capped off Death of X and debuted two new ongoing series, Venom and The Ultimates 2. Along with the debut of a new Hellboy comic and the release of Scott Sndyer and Jeff Lemire's A.D., it was a pretty great week all around.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below. Also, you'll notice that our review lineup is a little lighter than usual because of the holiday, but we'll be back in full force next week.
Fox Adds Release Dates for Marvel, James Cameron Movies
Fox has set new release dates for a few of its major upcoming films.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has marked November 2, 2018 and February 14, 2019 as the dates for two upcoming Marvel films, and set December 21, 2018 as the date for an upcoming film from James Cameron’s production company Lightstorm Entertainment.
While Fox didn’t reveal titles, the December 2018 film is almost certainly the sequel to Avatar, which Cameron has said in the past would debut in 2018. Cameron has also said in the past that three more Avatar sequels will follow Avatar 2 in 2020, 2022, and 2023.
Nier: Automata Getting Final Fantasy XV Crossover Weapon
Square Enix and Platinum Games have announced a crossover collaboration that will feature content from Final Fantasy XV in Nier: Automata, and vice versa.
Early next year, Notics' Engine Blade will be a featured weapon in Nier: Automata, which can be used by the game's protagonist 2B. In addition to changing up the evasion effects, the way the Engine Blade displays damage when used by 2B will match the style seen in Square's role-playing game.
Content from the Nier series is also planned to be featured in Final Fantasy XV, details on which will be revealed at some point in the future.
Nier: Automata doesn't have a specific release date, but is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 4 and PC sometime during the first quarter of 2017. Read IGN's hand-ons Nier: Automata impressions to find out why Bayonetta and God of War fans might love this game.
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Boba Fett Movie Announcement Cancelled “at the Last Minute”
Not only was the long-rumored Boba Fett Star Wars Anthology movie a going concern, but a teaser reel was prepped to be shown at Star Wars Celebration 2015 alongside an official announcement, before being axed "at the last minute" following a split between Disney and mooted director Josh Trank.
This comes courtesy of Entertainment Weekly sources, who say that the project has now been backburnered. Trank seemingly left the project after the troubles he faced on the latest Fantastic Four film.
First Trailer for Goon: Last of the Enforcers Debuts
The first, foul-mouthed teaser trailer for Goon: Last of the Enforcers has hit the ice today, giving us our first glimpse of Doug “The Thug” Glatt – the goon with a heart of gold – since the original 2011 cult comedy.
The Goon sequel marks the directorial debut of Jay Baruchel, who co-wrote the script for the original Goon with Evan Goldberg and has also written Goon: Last of the Enforcers with Jesse Chabot.
Baruchel will also be back in front of the camera, alongside returning stars Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Liev Schreiber, Marc-André Grondin, Kim Coates, and more. Joining the cast are Elisha Cuthbert and Wyatt Russell.
Goon: Last of the Enforcers checks into Canadian theatres on March 17, 2017. The release date in other territories is yet to be confirmed.
Wonder Woman Discovers a Shocking Secret
The surprises just keep coming for Wonder Woman in DC Rebirth.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman #11!
Wonder Woman has already had a rough time of it during DC Rebirth, first learning that she has a long-lost twin brother and then discovering that some unseen force has been manipulating her life and deceiving her. And just when things started looking up in this issue, Diana was dealt another crushing blow.
Alien: Covenant Poster Comes With a Warning
20th Century Fox just dropped the official poster and release date for its next entry in the Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant.
The poster, which features a threatening close-up of a Xenomorph, simply says 'run'. At the bottom the May 19th release date is revealed.
via 20th Century Fox.
Though a sequel to the somewhat divisive Prometheus, the poster suggests Covenant may be going back to Alien's old-school horror roots. Covenant star Michael Fassbender recently opened up about a twist on his character in the new film, as well as the new name for Xenomorphs.
Who Is Marvel’s New Venom?
Venom #1 revealed which character is has bonded with the alien symbiote in the aftermath of Civil War II.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Venom #1!
Fans have been wondering if the new series would star a familiar face like Eddie Brock or Mac Gargan or if an entirely new character would take up the Venom mantle. As it turns out, the latter is the case. The symbiote has been passed on to a completely new character named Lee Price. Like previous host, Flash Thompson, Lee is a disabled military veteran, though he lacks Flash's strong moral compass.
The Walking Dead: Season 7 Ratings Down Considerably
The viewership for Season 7 of AMC's post-apocalyptic series The Walking Dead is considerably lower than it has been in recent seasons.
As of this week's episode, The Walking Dead's ratings have dropped from 17 million at the Season 7 premiere down to 11 million for Episode 5, making for a 35 percent decline. Check out the graph from Wikipedia below (via EW) for an overview of how the show has performed over the years.
The Walking Dead ratings history chart, via Wikipedia